Hey Everyone, My name is John, long time reader of this board but never really posted much. My old screen name was GolfBear. MSUBear42 came to me because he wants to step down as administrator. He has a little baby at home and that is more important to him than trying to keep up with the site. I'm a laid back guy, but my passion for MSU runs deep, I hope to be fair with anything, but I also hope that there won't be much of a need for my actions. That said, here are some rules I'd like for us all to follow: By registering to post on this forum you acknowledge and accept all rules of participation as outlined below. If you don't agree with the guidelines, please don't post. This forum is for fans of Missouri State University to discuss Bears sports. All participants are asked to conduct themselves with class. Profanity or vulgar slang will not be tolerated (whether your kids hear it at home or not). -BearNation staff reserves the right to edit or delete posts at their discretion! Posts should not contain any of the following content: - Profanity or vulgarities (dust off the dictionary and find a better word) - Flames - Constant or unconstructive criticism of MSU, the coaches, or players - Personal insults, name-calling or attacks of other posters - Criticism of forum staff (see below for how to register a complaint) - Unsubstantiated rumors about players, coaches, or staff that are defamatory in nature - Off-topic posts not in the Off-topic forum - Topic "hi-jacking" - Multiple, identical posts - Material that may be construed as offensive, whether or not it is on-topic - Commercial or "classified" advertising, or other forms of SPAM. - Hoaxes or other intentional forms of deception. (Subject to interpretation by forum staff.) - Any reason I want because I spend the time to keep up the board. Accounts and Usernames: Registering multiple accounts is strictly prohibited. If you are suspected of doing this, all but one will be deleted. If this is attempted more than once, a ban may be issued. All usernames must follow the post content rules stated above. Inappropriate usernames will be deleted without warning. Behavior on other sites: Behavior and comments on other websites that are derogatory towards this board and board staff are cause for banning (permanent or temporary, depending on the circumstance). More about players: Game Time Threads are a different animal, constructive discussion of player performance IN GAME is allowable. Discussion of players should be limited to their performance on court. Reports of players leaving the program are prohibited. Exceptions are granted only if the subject has been reported in the media or released by the MSU athletic department. Saying "_____ sucks" is not considered constructive criticism and will result in the post being removed. More about coaches: Coaches are open to criticism, but don't go overboard. There will be times where rumors of coaches leaving will occur. Please do not post subjective information that may or may not infer a coach is leaving. Bear Nation staff will deal with such postings on a case-by-case basis. If staff determines it is not reliable or directly pertinent, it will be subject to deletion. Personal Information of MSU representatives: Personal information about coaches, players, player's family, or other MSU representatives are strictly prohibited. Other personal information: Posting of personal information about anyone other than yourself is also strictly prohibited. Violating this rule will most likely result in an immediate loss of posting priviledges (ban). Post information about yourself only at your own risk. Bear Nation will fully cooperate with legal authorities if the actions of any member lead to unlawful conduct. Content from other sites: It is illegal to post content from a subscription-based website, such as ESPN Insider, on other websites. This cannot and will not be allowed here. Additionally, posting full articles from any other site is a potential copyright infringement. You may post only an excerpt from the article and a link to the article's source. Posts that violate these guidelines are subject to deletion or editing by Bear-Nation staff. As with any forum of this nature, there will be some subjectivity when determining whether guidelines have been violated. If your post gets edited or deleted, do not get upset with the moderators. They are human and it is not personal. If you deem it necessary to log a complaint about actions of Bear-Nation staff, please send a Private Message to our new administrator, BeachBear. If there is a problem with a moderator getting out of hand, contact BeachBear and appropriate action will be taken. Users who repeatedly violate these guidelines will be subject to loss of posting privileges either temporarily or permanently, depending on the degree of violation. This is not a government-run forum, nor does it receive any public funds. As such your 1st Amendment rights are not protected here. Cries of censorship will fall on deaf ears. If you're looking for an internet pulpit, you are free to start your own website. A note to students: It is great to have you on BearNation! However, as many of you probably use a different vernacular when communicating with fellow students than most members of this site, please consider that the "make-up" of the BearNation community includes people of many different ages, from pre-teens to senior citizens. Please pay special attention to the unacceptible items listed above. Thank you. A note to fans of other schools: This is a forum for Missouri State fans. You are a guest here and should conduct yourselves accordingly. Please do not conduct personal discussions in the forums. The Private Messaging system works well for this. These guidelines are subject to change. Bear Nation assumes no liability for the actions of individuals who post on or view this site. We will fully cooperate with legal authorities if said actions lead to unlawful conduct. (Thank you to Shockernet for help with these TOS) GO BEARS!
